Pilgrims asked not to hide their illnesses from Tabung Haji
KUANTAN: Pilgrims to Mecca have been urged to be sincere and not hide their illnesses or state of health from the Tabung Haji management before departing for the Holy Land.
A member of the pilgrims fund board, Abdul Shukor Husin, said the question of health could not be taken lightly because performing the fifth tenet of Islam called for physical, mental and spiritual strength.
Furthermore, 22,320 haj pilgrims this year were expected to face hot weather up to 50 degrees celsius which could possibly lead to a heat stroke, he said.
“Whatever sicknesses even if it is fever, please be sincere with us. There are pilgrims who like to delay in informing (about their ailments) as they fear that their opportunity to perform the religious rituals will be affected if the Tabung Haji comes to know about it,” he said.
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